Postgraduate

Our part-time taught Master's programme offers a unique opportunity to pursue in-depth studies in English Linguistics and Literature, combined with capstone courses for students to research and develop their own areas of interest. The new, exciting capstone experience will culminate in a research paper and a creative project to be presented at a conference for the academic and wider community.

Students will be introduced to a wide range of domains in English Linguistics and Literature, taught by leading specialists in the field. Along with introductory courses that provide foundational knowledge, Linguistics courses include Global Englishes, Cultural Semiotics, Politics of English. Literary courses include Travel Writing and Culture, World Modernism and Global Fictions.

The programme has a cross-cultural focus on English Language and Literature. Taking advantage of Hong Kong's historical, geographical and political background, our courses consider language and literature in relation to Hong Kong's position in the global world.

For more information and application details, please contact maespt@hku.hk.

Courses

The MA in English studies consists of two introductory courses (9 credits each), four seminar courses (6 credits each), and a capstone experience (18 credits) in the form of a final research project and a conference paper to be presented at a conference on a Saturday in early May. This conference will be open to the academic and wider community.

Final capstone course:
ENGL 7998 Capstone Experience: Final Research Project

Each session may consist of a lecture, workshop, students' presentations or other form of in-class learning. Students' attendance and participation in all courses are required.

Programme structure

The part-time MAES programme is offered over the course of two years (i.e., four semesters, 12 weeks each). Students will follow a fixed curriculum with half of their courses in Linguistics and half in Literature, offered on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.

In Semester 1, students will take two introductory courses. In Semester 2 and 3, students will take two seminar courses in each semester. In Semester 4, students will develop a final research project in the capstone course, culminating in a paper and a presentation at a conference.